In contrast to the version of this article initially published, the authors find that there is now no evidence to support the association with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma susceptibility of… (More)

We performed a genome-wide association study of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) by genotyping 1,077 individuals with ESCC and 1,733 control subjects of Chinese Han descent. We selected 18… (More)

Deregulation of the mitotic spindle has been implicated in genomic instability, an important aspect of tumorigenesis and malignant transformation. To ensure the fidelity of chromosome transmission,… (More)

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES
This study was designed to test the feasibility of contrast pulse sequencing imaging for contrast-enhanced grayscale ultrasound in assessing the effects of antiangiogenic… (More)

BACKGROUND
This study is aimed at developing and evaluating a diabetes risk score (DRS) to predict incident diabetes and screen for undiagnosed diabetes and abnormal glucose tolerance in the Chinese… (More)

PURPOSE
The aim was to investigate the role of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the assessment of severity and right ventricular function in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary… (More)

We conducted a cohort study to elucidate the molecular spectrum of congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) in Chinese pediatric patients. Thirty Chinese children with CHI were chosen as research subjects,… (More)